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Spielberg: Movie Industry 'Implosion' Imminent

The Huffington Post | Peter Finocchiaro | Posted 06.13.2013 | Entertainment

Steven Spielberg made an unsettling prediction on Wednesday: the "implosion" of the film industry is on its way. The Oscar-winning director told st...

Lincoln Notebook Reveals Surprising Talent

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 06.07.2013 | Politics

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two math-notebook pages recently authenticated as belonging to Abraham Lincoln suggest the 16th president, who was known to do...

Lessons From Lincoln the Man...

Juliet Asante | Posted 06.03.2013 | HuffPost Home
Juliet Asante

I had the pleasure of meeting Sally Field, just when she had come off the shoot of Lincoln. Then I started to hear about Daniel Day Lewis' magnificent...

Our Twisted Politics of Grief

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.28.2013 | Politics
Norman Solomon

The "war on terror" was built on two tiers of grief. Momentous and meaningless. Ours and theirs. The domestic politics of grief settled in for a very long haul, while perpetual war required the leaders of both major parties to keep affirming and reinforcing the two tiers of grief.

Hey, Hollywood! Nine Awesome Movie Pitches You Cannot Pass Up

James Napoli | Posted 05.02.2013 | Comedy
James Napoli

While all of you movie executives are trolling poolside at Chateau Marmont for the hottest new screenplay ideas, a select few of us are generating killer content on an almost hourly basis that you would be foolish to ignore.

40 Fearless Film Heroes of the Last Decade

Posted 06.03.2013 | Entertainment

In Columbia Pictures’ upcoming sci-fi epic After Earth, a crash-landing leaves teenager Kitai (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Sm...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Cutest Role Ever

Posted 03.22.2013 | TV

Long before he was starring in every other box office hit, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was just an enthusiastic kid with a love of trivia ... and long hair. ...

Order 'Lincoln' Now

Posted 04.10.2013 | Entertainment

Lincoln, the 2012 historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field. Lincoln received widespread...

By All Appearances

Jim Worth | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics
Jim Worth

Republicans want us to believe they're still the "Grand Old Party." At first glance, or really first listen, they sound like they've done some pretty...

Library Of Congress Will Show Historical Address

AP | Posted 05.09.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON — The Library of Congress plans to display a copy of the Gettysburg Address over a six-week period starting later this month. The Jo...

I'm With Lincoln

Justin Dillon | Posted 05.08.2013 | Impact
Justin Dillon

We need to make it clear that addressing modern slavery is not only a human rights issue, it's a function of our identity. We're creating controversy over something incontrovertible. The very shape of Lincoln's shadow is an icon of freedom.

There's a Prize tor Those Little Webisodes? Yes. Meet the Winner.

Wyatt Closs | Posted 05.01.2013 | Entertainment
Wyatt Closs

While much of the hoopla at the Writers Guild Awards was focused on the film nominees as a ramp up to Oscars, the category most associated with the fastest growing medium on earth went largely unnoticed. And Michael Cyril Creighton was crowned king of that world.

Who Was The Best Fictional President?

The Huffington Post | Treye Green | Posted 03.01.2013 | Entertainment

Running a country is a tough task — especially when Hollywood is involved. The actors who've played the Commander-in-Chief must portray courage ...

Dick Gregory: "What I'm Running From" Bryn Mawr College Feb. 28

Lonna Saunders | Posted 04.29.2013 | Black Voices
Lonna Saunders

Mr. Dick Gregory -- presidential candidate, comedian, author, actor, army, postal worker, civil rights activist, entrepreneur in nutrition and the health food industry -- has done it all. What does he like doing best?

Oscar Predictions: How Accurate Was the Math?

Ben Zauzmer | Posted 04.28.2013 | Entertainment
Ben Zauzmer

Sunday evening was a fantastic night if you're a fan of Argo, Seth MacFarlane, James Bond or movie musicals. But it was an equally great night if you're a fan of movie math.

Saving Lincoln: A Movie of, by and for the People, Made Possible by New Media and 150-Year-Old Photographs

Salvador Litvak | Posted 04.27.2013 | Entertainment
Salvador Litvak

Why recreate the Civil War world when it's already been photographed by pioneers like Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner? I would use their photos as my sets!

Romany Malco Recreates Oscar-Nominated Best Actor Performances (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.26.2013 | Comedy
Shira Lazar

To round out our Academy Awards-themed week, actor Romany Malco ("Weeds", "40 Year-Old Virgin," "Think Like A Man") performs monologues from this ye...

Oscarmania! (Or Not): A Political Stew on Light Simmer

William Bradley | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
William Bradley

Even before Jack Nicholson introduced the first lady of the United States to present the award for best picture, this year's Oscars had developed an unusual political cast to it, both in personalities and in substance.

Hollywood's Big Night

Posted 02.26.2013 | Entertainment

The 85th annual Academy Awards were held Sunday and it was a big night for "Argo," "Lincoln," and "Les Miserables." "Lincoln" began the night with ...

STILL TOO SOON?

Posted 02.25.2013 | Entertainment

Memo to Oscar host Seth MacFarlane: it's still too soon for Lincoln assassination jokes. In an arguably tasteless reference to the fact that the ma...

QUICK FIX

Posted 02.24.2013 | Celebrity

What goes around comes around: A month and a half after Joseph Gordon-Levitt resourcefully fixed Anne Hathaway's dress, Sally Field came to his rescue...

Why I Didn't Really Like 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Jess Coleman | Posted 04.26.2013 | Teen
Jess Coleman

Since when were movies considered a reliable source, comparable to the many books and primary sources we have at our disposal? My college professors would never accept "J. Edgar" as a scholarly source for a history paper, just as they will never accept "Zero Dark Thirty" as a serious piece of historical evidence.

Oscar's Dilemma

Murray Fromson | Posted 04.26.2013 | Entertainment
Murray Fromson

I believe for the first time in Oscar history, it should not be surprised if the best film of 2012 is handed both to Steven Spielberg's Lincoln and Ben Affleck's Argo.

Live Updates From The 2013 Oscars

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 02.25.2013 | Entertainment

It's time for the Oscars' 2013 ceremony! The 85th annual Academy Awards, with coverage beginning on ABC at 8:00 p.m. EST, takes places at the Dolby Th...

Oscar Predictions on the Move!

David Rothschild | Posted 04.26.2013 | Entertainment
David Rothschild

In category after category significant movement in the likely winner provides a window into the power of certain events that occurred on the road to the Oscars.